The World of Catholic Renewal, 1540-1770

New Approaches to European History #12

by R. Po-chia Hsia

This second edition features an updated synthesis of the vast scholarship on the history 0f Catholicism from the Council of Trent in the middle of the sixteenth century to the suppression of the Society of Jesus in the eighteenth century. The book covers the doctrinal and ecclesiastical renewal after Trent and the progress of Catholic reconquest in various lands. It also analyses the social composition of the Tridentine clergy and the papal curia and studies the making of early modern sainthood and the enclosure of religious women. An additional chapter on The Catholic Book as well as an updated bibliography are included.

Genres: History, Religion, Nonfiction, European History, World History, School, Academic

284 pages, Hardcover

First published January 28, 1997

About the author

Ronnie Hsia is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History at Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA.

His research is focused on the history of the Protestant Reformation, Catholic Renewal, anti-Semitism, and the encounter between Europe and Asia.

Reviews

[Barbora Jirincova · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scholarly and concise and yet easily and quickly readable. And no major misinterpretations regarding the Middle European history of counter-reformation. It is well balanced concerning the tension between counter-reformation and catholic reformation. Every page is recommended for historioans and the public.

[Jessica Zu · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book that i'll constantly come back to for both content and writing style. A must read for all historians.